Trick or Treat

The Jets opened up their facility to families for trick or treating, dinner and bouncy slide fun for Halloween. Whitney was a butterfly, her choice, and Lindsey was a flower. I was so excited about the flower costume because I bought it a year ago (before she was even born) on clearance for $2 and it is might be the cutest thing ever! This was Whitney's first year to really understand the excitement of trick or treating and since we didn't want tons of candy at home, we strategically bought a small bag to put the candy in...hmmmm...maybe next year we'll just let her use her hands because we still ended up with two gallon size Ziploc bags full! She had a great time though and it was fun to see her so excited about candy.

The girls getting ready to head inside

Ok, so technically it's a dragonfly costume,

but all of the butterfly costumes were ugly

Whitney and Scooby

(I don't think she has any idea who Scooby is)

Not sure why she's not smiling here...perhaps she doesn't like this look

One heavy bag of lootLook at all the candy!

All the kids, Whitney doing her own thing, of course :)

She's Crawling!

Baby girl is really crawling now and she loves it. Whitney, on the other hand, doesn't like that Lindsey can "get her" or her toys...and so it begins...

Party Time!

Our new friends Jordyn and Sydney had their two year birthday party at Pump It Up yesterday after our pumpkin patch excursion. Needless to say, Whitney was a tired little girl at the end of the day.

Pumpkin Time

We went to a pumpkin patch yesterday with our friends, the Fowlers. It had animals to pet and feed, a hayride to the pumpkin patch, a hay tunnel and a big hay stack to climb. All very fun!

Feeding the goats

Macy and Whitney outside the hay tunnel

Macy and Whitney as gourdsWaiting for the hayrideOn the hayride heading to the pumpkin patchShe found the perfect one...or two or three...

she couldn't decide on any one, so daddy helped herAnd there it is, what a beaut!Playing with seeds
Lindsey was over it..."I need a nap!"

Just precious

Jets vs. Bills...UGH!

That pretty much sums it up. But onto next week :)

More City

Yesterday we went back into the city. As they do this time of year, the nice, pretty days to be outside are dwindling away, and since it was cold and rainy, we chose an indoor activity. We wanted to go to a museum of some sort, but they all closed around 5pm and we couldn't get in the city til about 3, so that didn't work. But, we did go to Toys R Us in Times Square! It's three floors of toy goodness and has a huge ferris wheel in the middle. Whitney was amazed at all the toys and we had a good time seeing what all she was attracted to. Her favorite things were a grocery cart and a large train set. She played with the train for about 20 minutes. We also rode the ferris wheel. The first time she had been on one, I guess for Lindsey too, and the first time Ben and I had been on one in YEARS. I don't even remember the last time I have been on one...Anyway, she loved the ferris wheel too, but as most things are with her, things get old very quickly and there was a lot of starting and stopping so it got old pretty quickly for her. We were there for a couple of hours, then went to eat dinner at a place called 5 napkin burger...delicious! We've eaten at three different places in the city and all have been fabulous. Ben made the point though, would we really be gushing over the food if it were in, say, Idaho somewhere? Regardless, the food has been tremendous!

Mommy and Whitney on the ferris wheel

Daddy and Lindsey on the ferris wheelOur litte conductorLindsey and Mommy

Lindsey-6 Months

Lindsey is 6 months! She is side sitting and getting around, not crawling yet, but scoots her knees up under her then launches her arms forward and rocks back and forth on her belly. That's how she gets around. It's pretty funny to watch. She weighs 17 pounds and is 27 inches long. No teeth yet, but she's drooling non stop, so they are on their way! She still just smiles all the time and loves watching her big sister. Whitney loves entertaining her and playing peekaboo with her. We love watching the two of them together. It's a small glimpse of whats to come. Can't wait to see them interact more and more...

Sweet Girls

Fun at the Funplex

We went to play at an indoor game place last week. They had lots of games, bumper cars and a foam ball area to run around in. When got 70 tickets from the games and got a little slinky! Can't believe that's all it cost! :) Anyway, it was her first time to drive bumper cars...she gave it about 2 minutes and then was done. Pretty cute to watch though!

Lindsey's New Move

Anyone ever seen a baby do this?

Grammy's (Mini) Birthday Party

Ben's First Touchdown!

It happened! Ben got his first NFL touchdown on Sunday against the Titans. It happened in the 1st quarter to put us up 14-0. To make it even sweeter, the team won too! 3-0! And yes, he got to keep the ball. So we will display it proudly. So proud of him for his patience and perseverance. It was a long time comin' for him!

The Catch...

And celebration!

Other pics from the game. This was too cute to pass up.

Lindsey just looks thrilled...

Back To The City Again

So on Tuesday we headed back to the city to go to the Central Park Zoo and FAO Schwartz. This time we drove in. It really wasn't bad at all. The zoo is just a small zoo, just enough to take up a couple of hours. Perfect! After the zoo we went to FAO Schwartz and Whitney got to check out all three floors of toys. She, of course, wanted everything she could see and get her hands on. :) Its fun to see her experience the city. She and Lindsey both just look around while we push them around the streets in their double stroller. So blessed to be making memories with them. After just about the best hamburger I've ever had, we headed back over the river to our cozy little home in New Jersey...Great day!

Whitney and the snow leopard

Whitney and mommy in front of the polar bear exhibit
Lindsey, smiling of course :)

Daddy and Whitney waiting for the sea lion show

Scooter the sea lion

Ben and a "bunny" In the piano room in FAO Schwartz

Thinking it over

Tip toe, tip toe